Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Assembly Bill 453

Relating to: uses and disclosures of protected health information.

By Representatives Severson, Pasch, Ballweg, Danou, Jagler, Kolste, Sanfelippo, Steineke, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Billings, Brooks, Doyle, Hebl, Kaufert, Kestell, LeMahieu, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Richards, Riemer, Ringhand, Spiros, Strachota, Wachs and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Carpenter, Shilling, Harsdorf, Harris, Risser, Lehman, Erpenbach, Farrow, Olsen, Hansen, Moulton, Lassa and Darling.

January 08, 2014         Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

January 09, 2014         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (4)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Senator Moulton.

Appearances For

·      Senator Leah Vukmir - 5th Senate District

·      Representative Erik Severson - 28th Assembly District

·      Jerry  Halverson, M.D. - Wisconsin Psychiatric Association

·      Matthew Stanford - Wisconsin Hospital Association

·      Peg Schmidt - Aurora Health Care

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Kyle O'Brien - Wisconsin Hospital Association

·      Eric Peterson - Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele

·      Peter Kammer - Mayo Clinic

·      Michael Welsh - Wisconsin Medical Group Managers Association

·      Nathan Berken - Medical College of Wisconsin

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Eric Jensen - Wisconsin Psychiatric Association

·      Connie Schulze - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

·      Ryan Natzke - Marshfield Clinic

·      Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

·      Lisa Maroney - UW Health

·      Eric Tempelis - Gundersen Health System

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Shel Gross - Mental Health America of Wisconsin

January 15, 2014         Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Carpenter, seconded by Senator Lazich that Assembly Bill 453 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich and Carpenter.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Erpenbach.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1

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Dean Cady

Committee Clerk